Category: November 3rd 2018 Issue

By Andrew Macdonald Halifax Tory stalwart David Henderson says he is saddened that Tim Houston, the new leader of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative party, has moved to fire Chad Bowie. Bowie’s incredible political skill...

By Andrew Macdonald Tim Houston: Show Me A Business Case For Sydney Container Terminal This production week, The Macdonald Notebook chatted with Tim Houston, the new leader of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative party. The...

By Andrew Macdonald David Henderson, the former Stephen Harper-appointed chair of the Halifax Port Authority, believes the fix was in for the Liberal Trudeau government to remove Karen Oldfield as chief executive officer of the...

By Andrew Macdonald Fishtocrat John Risley will offer the keynote address at this year’s Breakfast with a Fascinating Canadian. Hosted by The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, the Nov. 14 event gets underway at 7:30...

By Andrew Macdonald Transportation Minister Lloyd Hines collected bids Tuesday on the largest ever tender issued in Nova Scotia government history. The tender is to qualify road builders for a $300 million twinning of 40...

By Andrew Macdonald Nova Scotia’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, where Lloyd Hines is minister, is spending $800 million over a seven-year period to twin sections of highways 103, 101 and 104. The most...

By Andrew Macdonald No one in the Nova Scotia road building industry better understands how twinned highways save lives than my friend, Grant Feltmate, boss of the Nova Scotia Road Builders Association, which I am proud to...

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By Andrew Macdonald This morning, (Friday) Halifax MP Andy Fillmore joined National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan at the Halifax Shipyard to announce the yard will build a total of six Arctic patrol vessels, up from five ships....

By Andrew Macdonald The exciting mega-retail news that L.L. Bean is going to invade Canada and open 20 of its iconic clothing, boots and shoes, brick and mortar stores in the next decade likely means the Maine retailer will...

By Andrew Macdonald The big question now with a possible L.L. Bean store in metro Halifax is whether Joe Ramia & George Armoyan will take their the former Rona building in Bayers Lake off the market. The Bayers Lake building...

By Andrew Macdonald Leading business titan Besim Halef is likely going to try to woo L.L. Bean to set up a store on his 200-acre Bayers Lake Business Park. It’s a given the prominent developer will definitely go after the iconic...

By Andrew Macdonald Now that Tim Houston is the new leader of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives he takes over a strong Tory caucus and “hopes” he is premier-in-waiting. Thanks to former leader Jamie Baillie, there are 19...

By Andrew Macdonald From the floor of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative leadership race last weekend, veteran politico Billy Joe MacLean predicted Cecil Clarke would take the ballot on the third vote. But in the end,...

By Andrew Macdonald Will Karen Oldfield Oppose Halifax MP Fillmore? Might Karen Oldfield run for the federal nomination for Halifax on the Tory ticket? She is the outgoing CEO of the Port of Halifax and has strong Tory ties. She...

Editor’s Note: A new restaurant review column – will run occasionally in The Notebook. The article is being contributed by a true Nova Scotian Foodie – We are giving out his first name only, Jim, a HRM...

By Gary Phillipe Spaghetti alla carbonara is one of the classic Italian pasta dishes, simple to prepare and with only a very few ingredients in addition to the pasta itself: smoked pork of some fashion, eggs, garlic, pepper, and...